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“Dear PoP,

I came home tonight (Saturday) to police cars and tape everywhere, and a police officer in an unmarked car on 17th St. Told me there was a shooting on the adjacent block on T St. NW. He said everyone is still alive. I don’t know if it’s random or robbery related or what — it’s sad regardless.”

Here’s the word from MPD:

“Synopsis-ADW Gun- 1746 T Street NW-

At 2330 hours a call was dispatched for a shooting in the 1700 block of T Street NW. When MPD units arrived they discovered a Taxi Cab doubled parked in front of 1704 T Street NW. Investigation revealed that the driver of the taxi was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the jaw area. The victim was conscious but very disoriented and was unable to communicate how he received his injuries. At the time of this writing, the crime is still being investigated and it is unclear whether this was a robbery gone bad or there was another motive.
As a result of the incident, the entire block of the 1700 block of T Street NW was cordoned off, no vehicle or foot traffic was allowed in the block. The Fire Board was summoned and responded. Fire Board members preliminary assessed the wound and determined that it appeared to be caused by a gunshot. The victim was transported to an area hospital by ambulance and a MPD escort was provided.”

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Per a readers request following is the sad news from The Washington Post:

“Police said the woman, whose identity was not released pending notification of family, was struck shortly after 1 a.m. at the intersection of 16th Street and Park Road.”

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Thanks to all the readers who sent in their accounts of this incident. From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a police involved shooting involving an armed suspect that began in the 400 block of Kenyon Street, NW.

At approximately 1:09 p.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2009, uniformed officers from the Third District responding to a 911 call were confronted by a male suspect armed with a knife. The suspect, who was being investigated in connection with an earlier offense, twice confronted and reportedly lunged at officers in the 400 and subsequently the 600 blocks of Kenyon Streets. NW, in the attempt to inflict bodily harm. During the course of those confrontations, officers in imminent fear of their lives fired their service weapons and the suspect was struck.

The suspect who has been identified as 32-year-old Tremaine Flythe of Northwest Washington was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:33 p.m.

A knife was recovered at the scene of this incident and a dog that was apparently in possession of the owner was turned over to Animal Control for safekeeping.

The male officers involved, 5 and 6 year members assigned to the Third District, suffered no apparent physical injuries as a result of this incident. They have both been placed on administrative leave with pay in accordance with departmental protocol.

The circumstances surrounding this police involved shooting remain under investigation by members assigned to the department’s Force Investigation Team which falls under the Internal Affairs Bureau.”

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Well this is an odd crime report from MPD:

“AT 1952 HOURS A ROBBERY SNATCH AT 8TH AND PENNSYLVANIA AVE., SE.===

LOF 3/MALES DRESS AS FEMALES GREY SWEAT PANTS CURLY HAIR 25-35 YRS OLD ==

DO NOT TAKE POLICE ACTION CALL 911″

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From MPD:

“Approximately 30 minutes ago (around 7:45pm) in the 2600 of Sherman Ave. a subject was shot in the lower back. He is in stable condition and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call MPD on 202-727-9099.”

Also a friend told me there was a number of police cars and helicopter around 15th and S Streets, NW. On twitter @dcfireems reports around 9pm:

“assisting MPD in vicinity of 14th & S St NW – possible barricade – DC F&EMS standing by”.

More on both as info becomes available.

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“Dear PoP,

I live near the corner of Kansas Ave NW and Decatur St NW and there is some interesting police activity tonight that began around 11am Sunday the 22nd. A police helicopter was circulating above my house with its spotlight shining near Decatur. Near the intersection of Kansas and Decatur there was an abandoned pick up truck with some frontal damage. The police taped off the entrance to Decatur with police cruisers posted on each side of Kansas Ave. Around midnight an officer has been on his loud speaker addressing residents in 515 Decatur St NW to come out and talk. He has been repeatably saying someone needs to come out or make a signal with the lights to make sure someone is ok in the house (also referring to some altercation). As of yet no one has answered.”

Many readers have written in about this incident. So far this is all I’ve received from MPD:

“4-D units along with units of Special operations Division are on the scene of a barricaded suspect in the 500 block of Decatur Street NW. The suspect is wanted for Assault with a dangerous weapon. No injuries are reported at this time.”

Dr. Dre brought it home with 23% of the vote narrowly beating Oz.

Stay tuned for Monday when the winners of each category compete for overall Coolest Pet in PoPville 2009!